Hundreds of men, women and children – often entire families – donate their time and talents to help us at the Reno-Sparks Gospel Mission. Join the team!

You can be involved off-site by organizing needed items. Or, you can come to one of our facilities or to help in many ways.

Volunteers are the backbone of our ministry – we need you!
 

DOWNTOWN MISSION

We can always use guest speakers and musical/drama performances for the program clients and guests. You can sign up for a regular rotation or a one-time visit. Every visit is appreciated!

Please call Chaplain Gerry (775) 329-0698.

MEALS FOR HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN

A great way to serve! Church groups, youth groups and families come several times a month to serve nightly hot meals for 120 homeless men and women at the Mission. Dinners are served from 5-5:30 p.m. for women and 5:30-6 p.m. for men. Church groups are invited to share their faith with the men and women. Groups can bring their prepared meals and Mission staff will heat them up to health codes before serving.

Please call Katy Cardwell at (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.

NEW LIFE TRAINING CENTER (WAREHOUSE)

If you have a trade such as electronics, furniture repair, appliance repair, etc., we could use your expertise to repair items while training a client in the basics.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
 

GENERAL MISSION

If you own a hardware, electronics, flooring or home supply store, we could always use your expertise. Perhaps you could donate items or help us purchase items at low cost.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
  

CHRISTMAS DAY DINNERS

Our largest event of the year our annual Christmas Day meal and present giveaway, held at our downtown Mission and at several local senior citizen centers. We need food servers, entertainment and general-use volunteers.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
 

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MEN & WOMEN IN RSGM’S C.A.R.E. PROGRAM

The Mission provides small gifts for men and women in the Christian Addiction Recovery and Education program, our intensive recovery program.

We welcome your donations of new caps, hats, gloves, scarves, socks, hand lotion, cologne, after-shave and any other small, appropriate gifts.

We need volunteers to help wrap Christmas gifts.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
 

GIFTS FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN AT RSGM’S CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER

The Mission passes out small gifts to poor and homeless families and individuals who come to our annual dinner.

We appreciate your donations of new socks, gloves, mittens, scarves, knit caps or other warm clothing, plus appropriate toys for the children (all ages needed).

We need help with gift wrapping.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
 

STUFF-A-SOCK GIFTS FOR MEN & WOMEN

Each winter, the Mission distributes hundreds of socks stuffed with basic hygiene necessities to men and women both in our program and those coming in off the street.

Place one new, rolled up tube sock inside the other, then stuff the latter with small, travel-sized items such as a toothpaste, shampoo, disposable razor, shaving cream, comb, soap, lotion and pocket packs of facial tissue, etc.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.
 

GREAT THANKSGIVING BANQUET

We serve a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner downtown and at several senior citizen centers as part of “The Great Thanksgiving Banquet,” a national campaign with the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions.

We have limited opportunities for this event, but we need servers.

Please call (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.

If you want to volunteer but don’t see something that interests you,

please call Katy Cardwell at (775) 323-0386, Ext. 12.

We’ll find something for you!